Iluka says business as usual at mines

The mining company Iluka Resources says a fall in the demand for mineral sands will not affect its mining activities in Victoria and New South Wales.

The miner cut its sales outlook yesterday and says the weak property market in China and global economic problems are to blame.

Iluka says it is considering reducing its zircon production in response to the slowdown but the company's Carly France says its will not affect its activities near Balranald and Ouyen.

"We're absolutely committed to continuing all our operations and exploration at this stage," she said.

"There'll be no impact to our operations or our staff, there's obviously ... much we can do before we actually idle operations or close any shifts and given the flexibility in our business model we are [in a] position to respond to this."

Iluka says a decline in the international demand for zircon will not affect work at its Hamilton processing plant.

Ms France says there are no plans to cut shifts or jobs at Hamilton.

"There'll be no changes to the processing plant at Hamilton, we're in a very strong position as a company and we're obviously positioned well to respond to the cyclical nature of the industry at this stage," she said.